Abstract Purpose of Review Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is a relatively new,
minimally invasive technique for interbody fusion. The goal of this review is to provide a …

Purpose To review the relevant recent literature regarding minimally invasive, lateral, and
oblique approaches to the anterior lumbar spine, with a particular focus on the operative and …

Background Lumbar interbody fusion is among the most common types of spinal surgery
performed. Over time, the term has evolved to encompass a number of different approaches …

Total disc replacement (TDR) is an innovative procedure that has gained traction in spine
surgery. A large amount of data in the literature report on the short-term outcomes of TDR …

Abstract Background Context It has been reported in previous studies that a decreased bone
mineral density (BMD) as measured by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is associated with …

The purpose of this study was to compare the short-term clinical outcomes between extreme
lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) and minimally invasive surgery (MIS)–transforaminal …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze
postoperative complications and recovery patterns in different modified 11-item frailty index …

This study was designed to systematically review and meta-analyze the functional and
radiological outcomes between lateral and posterior approaches in adult degenerative …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort study. Objectives. To analyze complications associated
with minimally invasive anterolateral retroperitoneal antepsoas lumbosacral fusion (MIS …

This study aimed to perform a comparative analysis of postoperative results between lumbar
degenerative spondylolisthesis (LDS) treated with oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) …